The Los Angeles Chargers made the surprising decision to revamp their running back room this offseason. After finding a ton of success with the JK Dobbins-Gus Edwards duo under Greg Roman's offense, the Chargers have yet to re-sign the two talented rushers in free agency. Instead, they signed Najee Harris to a one-year, $9.5 million deal after he spent the first four seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Harris, one of the most consistent and durable running backs in the league, couldn't be happier to be in Los Angeles. More than anything, he sounds like he is thrilled to not be with the Steelers anymore.
After slamming his former team's facilities in his first statement as a Charger, Harris just gave an interview talking trash about the Steelers offense.
Yikes: New Chargers RB Najee Harris ROASTS the Steelers offense:
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 20, 2025
"We just didn't know anything on offense really. We didn't have any identity. We had a young guy coming in at QB. I really didn't have nobody to almost learn from on the offensive side."
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Najee Harris Slams His Former Team in Fiery Comments
Harris spent his entire NFL career with the Steelers, making a Pro Bowl in his rookie season. Even though he ran for 1,000+ yards every season, the Steelers offense was a below-average unit year in and year out. In fact, they ranked in the bottom ten in total offense each of his four seasons in the league.
"We just didn't know anything on offense really. We didn't have any identity. We had a young guy coming in at QB. I really didn't have nobody to almost learn from on the offensive side."Najee Harris
Head coach Mike Tomlin hired Arthur Smith after Matt Canada's failed stint as the offensive coordinator. That didn't help much, either, as the Steelers had one of the most predictable, the least dynamic offenses in the league. Pittsburgh finished dead last in yards per first down and didn't have an opening-drive touchdown all season. As a result, they were an easy out in the wild-card round for a second-straight season and for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
Tomlin is one of the best head coaches in the league, never having had a losing season in his career. Yet, his team's offenses always left plenty to be desired. Harris sounds ready to be out of there to try to get his play to the next level in Los Angeles.